The Old Fritz

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The Old Fritz is a familiar English nickname for Frederick II of Prussia, better known as Frederick the Great, the 18th-century Prussian king and military leader.

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The Old Fritz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Old Fritz ⓘ
linked to: Der Alte Fritz
appliedTo 18th-century Prussian king ⓘ
Prussian military leader ⓘ
associatedWithCountry Prussia ⓘ
associatedWithPersonRole military commander ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWithTitle King of Prussia ⓘ
denotes Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
genderOfReferent male ⓘ
historicalContextCentury 18th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
referentAlsoKnownAs Frederick the Great ⓘ
referentBirthYear 1712 ⓘ
referentCapitalCity Berlin ⓘ
referentCulturalRole Enlightened absolutist ruler ⓘ
referentDeathYear 1786 ⓘ
referentDynasty House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
referentFullName Frederick II ⓘ
referentKnownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
development of Prussian militarism ⓘ
military reforms ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
religious tolerance policies ⓘ
referentNotableWar Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
referentPredecessor Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
referentPrimaryLanguage German ⓘ
referentPrimaryReligion Protestantism ⓘ
referentRegionRuled Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
referentReignEndYear 1786 ⓘ
referentReignOver Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
referentReignStartYear 1740 ⓘ
referentResidence Sanssouci Palace ⓘ
referentSuccessor Frederick William II of Prussia ⓘ
referentTitle King in Prussia ⓘ
linked to: King of Prussia

Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ
refersTo Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick the Great ⓘ
usedFor Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

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Der Alte Fritz → meaning → The Old Fritz ⓘ